Maine Memory Network

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"The Liquor Enforcement Commission, an arm of state government, hired deputies (known as Sturgis Men) to track down offending citizens and…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… how major communities enforced or failed to enforce liquor laws. Bunker found Bangor "the one place east of Boston where you can enter a gilded…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1919 to 1934: The Nation Follows Maine Into Prohibition

"The Volstead or Prohibition Enforcement Act, passed by Congress on October 28, went into effect with Prohibition."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"GALLERIES: Politics and Enforcement | Women Leaders and Temperance | Quenching the Thirst | Business as Usual"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"From 1905 to 1911, Maine created a Liquor Enforcement Commission with deputies empowered to arrest transgressing citizens."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"… Courtesy of Joyce Butler These tools of law enforcement were used by a Biddeford policeman during the Roaring 20s. X Handcuffs, ca."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"GALLERIES: Politics and Enforcement | Women Leaders and Temperance | Quenching the Thirst | Business as Usual"

City of Portland Planning & Urban Development

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Bangor Police Museum

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… offices serve all the residents of the county by enforcing laws, conducting trials, and recording wills and deeds."

Bar Harbor Fire Department

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Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"government and all of the states in America have enforced laws against child labor. Most other countries have laws against child labor too, but they…"

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"… more regulations, requirements, or conditions to enforce the law. Luther F. Gray, City Marshall, Hallowell, 1931Hubbard Free Library This is…"

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"The biggest change in law enforcement was the ending of miscellaneous jobs such as dog catching, licensing, and inspecting things like cars and…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… increased Selectmen saw the need for a formal law enforcement structure and created the position of City Marshal, a position that evolved over the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"In 1977 Julie Kent became our first female law enforcement officer, Lois Anderson was elected to the planning board, and Priscilla Lunt became a…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"As the Revenue Cutter Service, the maritime law enforcement arm of the Treasury Department, morphed into the U."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"However, the schools found it difficult to enforce the laws, as much as they tried. Truancy, tardiness and absences persisted."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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